# NTSB IAD74FID14: Cessna 170B, N8262A, Eastville, VA, September 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1973
- Place: Eastville, VA · EASTVILLE, VA
- Location: 37.3510° N, 75.9408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eastville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3510&lon=-75.9408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FID14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3402   73/9/5    EASTVILLE,VA        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2963
        TIME - 1615                    N8262A              PX-  0  0  0  FISH SPOTTING             TOTAL HOURS, 762 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEEMS,VA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNUSABLE FUEL IN EACH TANK.TOMATO CROPS GROWING IN FARM FLD.PLT FLEW 12.7HRS DRG 24HR PERIOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8262A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8262A-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 25114 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730905031529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730905031529A), Sep 5, 1973: Cessna 170B, Eastville, VA, Substantial damage. Unusable fuel in each tank. Tomato crops growing in farm fld. Plt flew 12.7HRS drg 24HR period.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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